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Convento de Santa Dorotea
A convent of Augustinian canonesses whose origins lie in 1387, when Dorotea Rodríguez Valderrama and other devout women founded a beaterio (house for lay religious women) beside the old church of Santa María la Blanca, at the foot of the castle. The community adopted the Rule of St Augustine in 1429, moved to San Andrés in 1457 and in 1470 settled in the San Pedro y San Felices quarter, where it remains. Its benefactors included John II of Castile and Juan de Ortega, first Bishop of Almería, who arranged to be buried here. The building is Gothic, from the 15th century. The main doorway is late Gothic, with archivolts, an ogee arch and the arms of the Catholic Monarchs and of the founder's family. The church has a Latin-cross plan of four bays with simple rib vaults, the first of which is taken up by the nuns' choirs. The most notable features are the tombs of the Ortega family, including that of Bishop Juan de Ortega, Plateresque, in alabaster, a documented work by Nicolás de Vergara the Elder (1516). The cloister is enclosed and cannot be visited.
Add it to your trip on Wanloria →Things to do at Convento de Santa Dorotea: 3 missions
- Look for the arms of the Catholic MonarchsLook at the coats of arms above the doorway: the arms of the Catholic Monarchs and those of the founder's family.
- Discover Bishop Ortega's alabaster tombIf you attend a service, look in the church for the Plateresque tomb of Juan de Ortega, the work of Nicolás de Vergara the Elder.
- Study the late Gothic doorway and its ogee archIn front of the main doorway, find the archivolts and the ogee arch, typical of late Gothic.
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Frequently asked questions
How much time do you need for Convento de Santa Dorotea?
Allow about 15 min for the visit.